$169.39 a week.
–Where you keeping the pie tonight?
–I ate the last piece just before you came in.
–You take care, y’hear?
–Yeah.
1) Whatcha hit him with? 2) Hit whom? 3) WHOM? Are you a northern boy? What’s a northern boy doing down here?
Boy, it would give me a whirl of satisfaction to horse whip you, Virgil.
Could have been a hitchhiker.
I got the motive, which is money. And the body, which is dead.
I try to run a nice, clean safe town here.
In the heat of the night.
It sure is groovy!
Keel cool, Harvey…I’m on your side.
Last Chief we had would’ve shot Tibbs two seconds after he slapped him and claimed self defense.
Mr. Tibbs! Well Mr. Woods take Mr. Tibbs! Take him down to the depot and I mean boy like now!
No killer, no factory.
No, sir, I’m not prejudiced.
On your feet, boy! And I mean like right now!
There was a time I could have had you shot.
They call me Mister Tibbs!
We have the motive which is money and the body which is dead.
What’s a northern boy doing down here?
You know something, Virgil? You’re the first person who’s been around to call. Nobody else has been here…nobody comes.
You’re so damn smart…smarter than any white man…I don’t think you could let an opportunity like that pass by.
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